Bangui
\bɑ̃.ɡi\
The verdict
“Bangui” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,634
- frequency rank, French
- 227,490
- “B” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avant 1903, simple avant-poste sur la rive droite française de l'Oubangui dans le cadre de la politique de colonialisme de la France.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bangui |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \bɑ̃.ɡi\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,634 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bangui” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Bangui (IPA \bɑ̃.ɡi\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,634 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bangui, with forms such as "abngui", "bagnui", and "banggui". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "banni", "banque", "bang", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Bangui, spelled B-A-N-G-U-I.
Definition
- 1Avant 1903, simple avant-poste sur la rive droite française de l'Oubangui dans le cadre de la politique de colonialisme de la France.
- 2Ville et capitale de République centrafricaine.
- 3Gouvernement centrafricain.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abngui
- bagnui
- banggui
- bangiu
- banngui
- banugi
- bbangui
- bnagui
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bangui - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Bangui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is B-A-N-G-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \bɑ̃.ɡi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “banni” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bangui vs banni
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.